Orks (Hektor Heresy)

Dis page iz about da Orks of da Teegie 'Erasie. Dats wot 'appened wen da boyz got dere 'ands on da 40k!

Orks
Status at the end of the Great Crusade	Somewhat reduced in power due to the destruction of major realms such as Khork's Empire
Area of influence	Active all over the Galaxy

Orks are the most numerous and savage species in the galaxy and, unlike many of the other struggling races that inhabit the vast cosmos, thrive in its harsh conditions. The Orks are a hardy, green-skinned species who love combat more than anything else, having been engineered long ago to that purpose, organizing into in enormous quasi-religious genocidal campaigns called WAAAGHs at the behest of powerful Warbosses. Your average Ork is a foot taller than a human, and the largest of their number are as big as a Space Marine Dreadnaught. The species grows bigger and stronger through constant combat, and some are naturally equipped with knowledge on various subjects such as how machines or bodies work. Orks are spread throughout nearly every corner of the Galaxy, were it not for their natural disorganization they could have overtaken the other species long ago.

Notable Warbosses

Khork

One of the most successful and powerful beasts to ever threaten the Imperium, this towering green monstrosity is the stuff of Ork legend. Khork first grew to prominence during M30, quickly overtaking all in his path in the attempt to create a lasting and oddly coordinated empire of green. His WAAAGH! was one of the most troubling and difficult to finally stop, and it was only through a massive and lengthy Imperial campaign that it was eventually stopped. Though he was defeated, Khork inspired numerous warbosses to try and out do him, and his name will not be forgotten so long as there exists an Orkoid.

Mongo Mork

The Pulmni Ork known as Mongo Mork was among the most infamously charismatic of his species, his tenacious heirs remained much more cohesive than other decapitated warbands largely due to the peculiar cult of personality which surrounded him. He has been described with many affectations, even called a prophet of the WAAAGH by his most fervent followers, and held the strategically positioned Pulmn system for nearly five centuries against untold numbers of threats before finally being killed by Brothers of Death commander Hashimoto the Red at the close of the Pulmni War. Nevertheless, his legacy led to the naming of the Mongoid Sector and the infamous wars fought there by his successors, and there are still many freebooter fleets and Ork warbands which claim a link to him.

WAAAGH! Sarkus

The Ork Warboss known as Sarkus had small beginnings, starting out as a Feral Ork sometime in M27. By about 436.M29, however, he had become the effective ruler of the small Age of Strife civilization that inhabited his planet, the primitive local humans cowering in fear before the Orks and their newest technological acquisitions. It is possible that at least some of this knowledge was "looted" from an earlier, unsuccessful human attempt to reunite the scattered civilizations of the galaxy, and it is clear that whatever the case, the area now known as Segmentum Tempestus was due for a reckoning. Some time after Sarkus first campaigned off-world, an as-yet unidentified Eldar Craftworld passed through the area, only to come into conflict with the swelling power of Sarkus' WAAAGH. Sarkus had laid utter waste to fifty worlds and conquered some two hundred and fourty more, including two human and some five minor Xenos civilizations. Some thirty of these worlds had been set aside for the express purpose of producing untold numbers of Squiggoths, and pieces of "looted" war materiel included a number of sonic and pressure-based weapons, likely made by the minor xenos trampled beneath the Orkish heel. The Eldar, however, knew one thing Sarkus did not - that the Emperor's Great Crusade would arrive in but a few centuries. The path was long, and the method of guidance tiring, but the results were clear - on the dead world of Meteon, a WAAAGH that utterly dwarfed the Scale Bearers Legion had just finished picking through a number of ancient Xenos ruins when they noted Imperial craft in the skies above. Tiran Osoros had arrived, and the stage was set for a rivalry the likes of which neither had known before.

WAAAGH! Rok'Ed

WAAAGH Rok'Ed was a shambolic armada of greenskins that rampaged through the Segmentum Pacificus towards the close of the first century of the Great Crusade.

Rennug the Fat

Rennug was a runty git, who was almost too unorky for comfort. His Ork Clan lived on an unimportant world, fighting other Clans in an endless bid for supremacy. Each group believed themselves the Orkiest, and the strongest. But no clear victor ever came to power over the planet, to lead all the Orks in a WAAAAAGH! Rennug grew in this environment, where the fighting had no end and no true glory was being had by any Ork. The same scraps day in and day out, the same loot being passed over twice a week. Now, Rennug did love a good scrap, but he enjoyed eating even more. Why waste time, in his mind, fighting pointless fights when you can just enjoy the time you have? His fellow boyz would find him after battles skipping over the dead, not looking for dakka, choppa, or any flash, but meat. The best meats he could find.

Eventually, the other boyz got sick of Rennug, who managed up till that point to surprise everyone by living for so long. A group of Slugga Boyz surrounded him, and started hacking at him with their choppas. What wasn't expected was the thick layer of fat that had developed around Rennug's orkoid flesh. The axes didn't cut in very far, and Rennug showed for the first time his soon to be legendary bouts of rage. Losing all sense, he went into a fury ripping apart ten Orks his own size alone. What made it clear to everyone never to mess with Rennug again though, was when he ate all ten of those boyz right after. The whole Clan gave him a wide berth after that incident, but some started giving him the good squigs to eat so he wouldn't eat them.

It dawned on ole Rennug that if he kept this up, there could be plenty of nice meat to eat. He wrestled control of the Clan with some boys following him, and then set about conquering all over the place. The nameless planet fell soon after, and it wasn't long till Rennug decided to leave. His mind was a tad sharper than most Orks, forming a plan on how to get famous quick. The Skythykos Cluster was nearby, his Orks spreading out all across it. He told his Orks to go on "tray'nin' sprees", fighting each other in bouts of scraps to build up their strength. What wasn't realized however, was that this sent spores everywhere. Within a few years, a whole horde of Orks was being born. Rennug realized what was happening instantly.

Rennug wasn't so craven anymore, and had grown big. Tall and wide. Larger than any warboss say for the infamous Khork, Rennug rallied his massive calling of young bloods to attack human space. He wanted a fight with the Imperium, this big gang of humans led by the Shiny Humie Warboss. His assault would fail horribly, and he'd be burned by the Sons of Fire for his trouble in the Flenching of Skythykos.

Freebooters and Other Odd Orks

Kaptain Blackjawzz

A wealthy freeboota with as many boyz as he has teef, beginning his career hopping from one WAAAGH to the next, collecting Kroozers and Escorts in haphazard and chaotic formations. The prize of this fleet, picked from a particularly nasty battle with Imperial Navy, is the Nemesis Class Battleship Hyena's Maw, pillaged by Blakkjawz himself and taken as his flagship. Hangar bays modified into gun and torpedo emplacements, all boasting Orkish, Imperium, and Xenos tech, the newly named Teef a Gork is a force to be reckoned with in and of itself, to say nothing of the massive amount of orks within.

The interior of the vessel has undergone some renovation. The halls are widened enough so Mega Armored Nobs are able to walk side by side, and above them ramshackle pathways lined with cover and guns fit only for Snotlings and Gretchin offer a nasty surprise for would be boarders. One might also notice Ogryn among the orks, whom were picked from an undiscovered world by Blakkjawz himself. As loyal to him as their Imperial counterparts are to the Emperor, the "Pink Boyz" don green facepaint and massive, crude clubs. Few orks survive testing their toughness against them, much to the entertainment of the others.

Blakkjawz himself is a sight to behold. A good measure bigger than most warbosses, his leg is totally cybernetic and has a built in weapon, as well as several replacements. Most notable of all though, is his Iron Gob. Painted black and straight, it boasts several torches that give Blakkjawz a hellish appearance.

Notable crew:

Bluddgob, painboss and sadistic. Enjoys drinking the blood of non-orks, and files his teef down to be razor sharp. Often experiments on his patients, scaled up from experiments he runs on grots and gretchin, and very unlucky humans.

Klawbakk, Big Mek, has done more than a few modifications on himself, as well as the Kaptain. Desires to build a gargant he can drop from orbit without killing everyone onboard.

Durzob, the biggest ogryn Blakkjawz could find. Exceedingly dumb and loyal, he keeps the other ogryn in line, typically via shattering their jaws. Lost his hand to a gretchin's jaws, never recovered it. Power Klaw was installed as a replacement, though phantom pains make him grumpy.

Da Merc

The first sightings of Da Merc is during one of Khork's many attacks on the Imperium. His peculiar green teef and his yellow eyes are about the only thing that distinguishes him from other orks - and the fact that he's willing to become the underling of some other big boss or notable Ork.

Since the days of Khork's downfall, he's been seen fighting under other Waaaghs - such as Mongo Mork's, Sarkus', Ten-Finga Grutz', and lately, Brazgob's Waaagh. A true shoota, he has exceptional aim for Orks. It is unknown how and why he hops from Waaagh to Waaagh, serving other orks instead of challenging their bosses.

Gallery

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  Warlord Rok'Ed, Lootah uv Lootahs!
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  Itz a kunnin' trick. We gotz da beakies roight were we want 'em...
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  Bad Moonz
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  Dese boyz no 'ow ta shred!
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  Dis Nob's a roight flash parashoota!
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  Warlord Wazdreg Dregork, Mistah Mashetty
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  Let's get choppin'.
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  Ev'ry grot haz hiz day
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  Wat a grot
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Xenos of the /tg/ Heresy
Orks	Da Merc - Kaptain Blackjawzz - Khork WAAAGH! Mongo Mork - WAAAGH! Sarkus
Eldar	Craftworld Eldar - Harakien Empire Webway Lords & Dark Eldar
Compact of Free Galactic Interchange	Ellonoi - Metabasil - Slaugth - Tau - Vespid
Other Dangerous Aliens	Anatik - Cyfecti - Morkai - Strixoros - Yaotl